Notes

• The table above shows that the distance between businesses and the nearest litter bin has decreased by a mean of about 10 meters (about 30 feet). At The distance between the business at the 75th percentile and the nearest litter bin has decreased by 18 meters (more than 50 feet!), indicating that businesses which were relatively further away from litter bins are now much closer to them.
• The data for this project came from several sources. Information about litter bins came from Councilman Brandon Coan and a set of volunteers enlisted to geocode the location of existing litter bins. Data about businesses on Bardstown Road came from Christy Jarboe in Louisville’s Department of Economic Development. Much of the work for this project was completed at the District 8 Hackathon sponsored by Councilman Coan’s office and the Civic Data Alliance.
• Geocoded data about businesses is hard to come by, which is why we only have Bardstown Road. This limits the analysis, certainly. The business furthest from a litter bin is the Framingham Carriage House, which technically has a Bardstown Road address but is recessed significantly from the road.